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Pak media puts Akmal in the firing line
There's something that is common between the Indian and the Pakistan media as regards their coverage.
The fourth estate in both the countries goes overboard praising a player after his success and over-critical of a player after his blemishes.
On Tuesday, Kamran Akmal was in the firing line yet again.
Having come under the net over the spot-fixing controversy in recent times, the Pakistani stumper was again ripped apart by his country's media for putting down two straightforward chances.
And the beneficiary of the benevolence, Ross Taylor, went on to make a spectacular hundred to help New Zealand thrash Pakistan by 110 runs.
Akmal first failed to hold to an edge (induced off Shoaib Akhtar's bowling) -- when Taylor was yet to open his account. And two balls later, he went to drop a regulation chance when Taylor had made four.
Taylor, who turned 27 on Tuesday, used his fortune to good effect scoring a massive 131 not out.
No wonder Kamran was vilified by the media. His blemishes in the controversial Sydney Test are still afresh in the mind.
"You can put the blame on anyone now that we have lost the match," admitted Waqar Younis. "But I don't think it is right to blame anyone," he added in defence of Akmal.
The Pakistan coach further went on to defend his player.
"Agreed our wicket-keeper left a lot to be desired and the chances that were dropped were sitters -- he dropped a few catches that really cost us the game -- fair enough, it was a bad day for him. But in cricket that happens," explained Waqar.
Points Table |  |
| GROUP A | ||||||||
| Team | Match | Won | Lost | Tied | N/R | Pts | NRR | |
| New Zealand | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +1.848 | |
| Pakistan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +0.760 | |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | +2.663 | |
| Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | +1.813 | |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0.079 | |
| Canada | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2.083 | |
| Kenya | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3.403 | |
| GROUP B | |||||||
| Team | Match | Won | Lost | Tied | N/R | Pts | NRR |
| India | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | +0.768 |
| England | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | +0.054 |
| South Africa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +2.667 |
| West Indies | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +2.667 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -0.296 |
| Bangladesh | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1.764 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3.058 |
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Balle Mataram - a song dedicated to the Indian cricket team
Nishant Kollu lives in New Jersey, too far away from his homeland to share the excitement around the cricket World Cup taking place in South Asia.
But that didn't stop this Andhra Pradesh-born techie from adding his bit to the celebrations. He decided to produce an anthem to his favourite sport. The result: Balle Mataram -- a pulsating track dedicated to the Indian cricket team.
Kollu got Uday Shankar, a former techie from Hyderabad to compose the music for the anthem. Bollywood lyricist Sameer penned the song that is inspired by A R Rahman's Vande Mataram.
However, his biggest feat was getting the master blaster of Bollywood singing, Sukhwinder Singh, to lend his voice to the anthem.
"I want Balle Mataram to do for the ICC World Cup 2011, what Shakira's Waka Waka did for the 2010 FIFA World Cup," said an enthusiastic Kollu.
The music of Balle Mataram is based on Raag Bhimpalas.
"Along with the classical base, the music has elements of pop with a focus on rhythm to bring out the patriotic fervour attached to cricket," said Uday Shankar, the composer.
Shankar, who is an ex-IT professional, was approached by Kollu in December 2010.
"I got a call from an NRI, who introduced himself as a music buff and die hard cricket fan .He wanted me to compose a song for the ICC World Cup 2011.The tune I created was approved over multiple online chats, e-mails and tele-conferences," revealed Shankar.
Georgetown expecting Chris Wright to return, but not for Big East tournament
Georgetown's Chris Wright, right, suffered a broken bone in his left hand on Feb. 23. (Associated Press)
A year ago, the Georgetown men's basketball team scripted a scintillating run through the Big East tournament. It won three games in three days and reached the championship game.
On Wednesday, the Hoyas begin play at Madison Square Garden, again as the tournament's No. 8 seed. This time, though, the degree of difficulty figures to be much greater without senior guard Chris Wright, who has missed the past 21/2 games with a broken bone in his left hand.
"He's progressing as we hoped he would," Coach John Thompson III said. "Obviously, he's limited in what he can do. But it's good to have him back out there and participating in parts of practice. Absolutely we are expecting him to return."
But it almost certainly won't be this week, Thompson said; the target date for his return remains the first round of next week's NCAA tournament. He did, however, say Wright returned to practice on Monday and has been participating in what he called "non-contact drills."
"I doubt very seriously if he will play this week [despite] how well his recovery is going," Thompson said. "One of the reasons he's not going to participate this week is to make [the NCAA tournament] a possibility."
The Hoyas haven't won since Wright walked off the court Feb. 23 against Cincinnati, cradling his hand. And after Georgetown lost by a season-worst 22 points Saturday in the rematch with the Bearcats, the chances of ending that skid at Madison Square Garden seem remote.
On Wednesday, Georgetown (21-9) will face Connecticut, a team it didn't beat even with Wright in the lineup. Getting 31 points from junior guard Kemba Walker, the Huskies defeated the Hoyas, 78-70, in Hartford, Conn., on Feb. 16.
Walker scored 26 points on Tuesday as ninth-seeded Connecticut (22-9) defeated No. 16 seed DePaul, 97-71, in the tournament's opening round.
But stopping Walker won't be Georgetown's only concern.
The Hoyas have averaged a meager 48 points the past three games as Wright's injury has triggered a ripple effect through the offense, which totaled 80 or more points nine times this season.
Cincinnati Coach Mick Cronin and his players said after Saturday's game that Wright's absence made it easier to press the Hoyas and, and as a result, caused Austin Freeman and Jason Clark to wear down from the mental and physical strain of bringing the ball up the floor.
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